English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.

English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and“tea”came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word  “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich and “sello tape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.

1.New English words are needed because _____.

A．people use old words in a new way

B．the population is bigger now

C．the old words are not enough

D．new ideas and new inventions appear all the time

2..Which of the following words came from China?

A．Tea.

B．Earthquake.

C．Airplane.

D．Sello tape.

3.How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

4..The main idea of this passage is _____.

A．that the English language is always changing

B．that there are new ideas in England today

C．how people name new products and inventions

D．how people use old words in a new way

 

Do you speak English? Do you speak e-mail English? Maybe you don’t. E-mail English is a new kind of English that many people use to save time. A lot of e-mail English words come from a computer program called QQ, which means I seek(寻找)you. Ian Lancashire, a Canadian teacher, likes QQ, “People can use QQ to talk with each other using computer. But, you have to be able to type quickly or the other person will be bored. So e-mail English can give some help.”
A message in e-mail English mostly uses two kinds of new words. The first kind is made up of the first letters of the words. These are called acronyms. The second kind is homophones，letter combination(合并), symbols that sound like other words.
Acronyms in an e-mail save space and time. It takes a long time to write by the way. BTW is much faster. Other acronyms are F2F which stands for face to face, CSL for can’t stop laughing and DBEYR for don’t believe everything you read! Some of the acronyms look like strange words, such as SWAK. But this one means sealed(封口) with a kiss.
Homophones often use letters and numbers that sound like words or parts of words. For example, 8 sound like—eat in great, to save time, people write gr8. Another example is CU for see you or sometimes CU l8r (see you later)
The number 2 is used for to or too and the number 4 is used instead of for.
Another part of e-mail is emotive symbols(表情符号) which make faces when you look at them sideways. The most common emotive, is the happy face :). A comma (逗号) is often used to help add other parts of the face and show different expressions.
E-mail English is fun. An e-mail message with lots of e-mail English starts to look like secret code(密码). Your best friend will probably understand it, but your parents and teachers may not. In fact, many teachers don’t like e-mail English. It’s not just because they can’t comprehend what it means. It’s because students start to use e-mail English in their everyday writing. E-mail English is great for writing quickly. But most teachers say that e-mail English should only be used in e-mails to one’s friends.
【小题1】What does the writer talk about in the first paragraph?

A．How to read new e-mail words.

B．How new e-mail words are made.

C．Why people use e-mail English.

D．Canadian teachers and their e-mails.

【小题2】The underlined word “comprehend” in the last paragraph means “_______”.

A．accept

B．understand

C．guess

D．prefer

【小题3】What do teachers insist according to the passage?

A．Parents will have to learn some e-mail English.

B．E-mail English will develop our everyday writing.

C．E-mail English can’t be used among schoolmates.

D．E-mail English shouldn’t be used in school writing.

【小题4】What’s the title for this passage?

A．E-mail English on Computer.	B．American E-mail English.
C．The Forms of E-mail English.	D．The Changing of English.

 I can’t ______ it in English because I can’t ______ English. Can I _______ you the story in Chinese?

A．speak; say; tell                         B．say; speak; tell

C．tell; speak; say                         D．say; tell; speak

 

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

1.	A．other B．others C．another D．else

 

2.	A．leave B．change C．stay D．use

 

3.	A．keeping B．changing C．kept D．changed

 

4.	A．for B．of C．with D．about

 

5.	A．by B．on C．in D．at

 

6.	A．change B．changed C．turns D．turned

 

7.	A．India B．America C．Germany D．China

 

8.	A．are borrowing B．are being borrowed C．borrow D．borrows

 

9.	A．alone B．out C．together D．outside

 

10.	A．longer B．middle C．never D．short

 

11.	A．beginning B．end C．middle D．front

 

12.	A．back B．middle C．front D．end

 

13.	A．While B．During C．When D．as

 

14.	A．a man B．a kind of food C．a company D．a place

 

15.	A．first B．last C．again D．once

 

English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.
English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and“tea”came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word  “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich and “sello tape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.
【小题1】New English words are needed because _____.

A．people use old words in a new way

B．the population is bigger now

C．the old words are not enough

D．new ideas and new inventions appear all the time

【小题2】.Which of the following words came from China?

A．Tea.

B．Earthquake.

C．Airplane.

D．Sello tape.

【小题3】How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题4】.The main idea of this passage is _____.

A．that the English language is always changing

B．that there are new ideas in England today

C．how people name new products and inventions

D．how people use old words in a new way